26. Canoe Trip: What It Takes to Be a Czech Adventurer

Here in the Czech Republic they adore outdoor and water sports. The Czechs are keen cyclists, skiers, hikers, swimmers, and canoeists. They are very active people and often spend their weekends outside. When our friends Zdeněk and Markéta invited us to join them on a canoe trip, Emma was thrilled. She is far more into canoeing than I am, so I agreed to go, but I was not so excited.

In England, I didn’t do many water sports. There, we thoroughly enjoy the sport of rowing, and many schools have rowing teams and clubs. Some of my friends even competed in rowing, but it wasn’t for me. I have tried canoeing a couple of times, but both times I ended up taking an impromptu swim in my clothing. Therefore, I mostly partake in sports on land as opposed to water.

The first day was a total bust, as it rained and we were forced to spend the entire afternoon and night in our tent. By the morning I was so bored that I was The next day we had to because we were a day behind schedule. So, when we reached the second camp we were totally knackered. That night the weather was fair, and we sat around the fire singing songs and telling eerie tales. We cooked up sausages, which the others called špekáčky. The was lovely and I felt relaxed after a long day of activity. It didn’t hurt that we also got pretty tight on beers, so the following day we had to canoe the rapids with bad headaches.

by the third day

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I was actually I became handy with the paddle and I even became a pretty good navigator. Furthermore, we had not ended up in the water one time. On the last day, Emma and I had to in the river, which can be rather tricky. But we actually pulled it off like pros, which impressed the others a great deal. All in all, it was not a bad trip. I can see why the Czechs love it so much. I could enjoy any sport that came with campfires, sausages, and beer.